Table 6 IPC training and education & Performance monitoring indicators.
Variable | Core component 5: Training | Core component 6: Budget | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Structured training on IPC and/or AMS | Defined budget for IPC and/or AMS | |||||
Absent (N = 12) | Present (N = 26) | p valuea | Absent (N = 22) | Present (N = 16) | p valuea | |
Geographical area | ||||||
Central Italy | 2 (16.7%) | 7 (26.9%) | 0.562 | 4 (18.2%) | 5 (31.25%) | 0.416 |
Islands | 4 (33.3%) | 5 (19.2%) | 6 (27.3%) | 3 (18.75%) | ||
Northern Italy | 2 (16.7%) | 9 (34.6%) | 5 (22.7%) | 6 (37.5%) | ||
Southern Italy | 4 (33.3%) | 5 (19.2%) | 7 (31.8%) | 2 (12.5%) | ||
Hospital type | ||||||
Other | 6 (50.0%) | 9 (34.6%) | 0.75 | 1 (4.5%) | 1 (6.25%) | 0.696 |
Private-public | 6 (50.0%) | 14 (53.8%) | 10 (45.5%) | 5 (31.25%) | ||
Public hospital | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.8%) | 11 (50.0%) | 9 (56.25%) | ||
University hospital | 0 (0%) | 2 (7.7%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (6.25%) | ||
Bed capacity | ||||||
< 200 | 1 (8.3%) | 3 (11.5%) | 0.32 | 2 (9.1%) | 2 (12.5%) | 0.178 |
≥ 1000 | 1 (8.3%) | 9 (34.6%) | 3 (13.6%) | 7 (43.75%) | ||
200–599 | 8 (66.7%) | 10 (38.5%) | 13 (59.1%) | 5 (31.25%) | ||
600–999 | 2 (16.7%) | 4 (15.4%) | 4 (18.2%) | 2 (12.5%) | ||
Case-mix complexityb | ||||||
High | 2 (16.7%) | 11 (42.3%) | 0.323 | 5 (22.7%) | 8 (50.0%) | 0.215 |
Low | 5 (41.7%) | 8 (30.8%) | 9 (40.9%) | 4 (25.0%) | ||
Medium | 5 (41.7%) | 7 (26.9%) | 8 (36.4%) | 4 (25.0%) | ||
